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Aksel Tjora

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Aksel Tjora

Professor
Department of Sociology and Political Science

aksel.tjora@ntnu.no
+4791897611 Bygg 9, 9548, Dragvoll, Edvard Bulls veg 1
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Aksel Tjora is educated within computer science, management and sociology, and has been Professor of Sociology since 1998. His research is concentrated on social interaction and societal development, as well as development of Stepwise-Deductive Induction as strategy within qualitative research. Tjora is CEO of the independent enterprise the Sociology Clinic, which develops "sociological services" in collaboration with businesses outside academia. He is also an active voice in public debate. 

Competencies

  • Community of practice
  • Community/solidarity
  • Cooperation
  • Ethnographic method
  • Festival research
  • Higher education sector
  • IT and society
  • IT-supported organizational change
  • Medical Sociology
  • Observation
  • Organizational theory
  • Participant observation
  • Qualitative data analysis
  • Qualitative interviewing
  • Social media
  • Sociology
  • Sociology of organizations
  • Sociology of science and technology
  • Urban sociology

Publications

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2021

  • Tjora, Aksel; Stokken, Roar; Folkestad, Bjarte. (2021) En avslutning med sus, trøkk og schwung.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Hansen, Frank Hauboff; Skaar, Marianne. (2021) Shameful technological impertinence: consumer ambivalence among ipad early-buyers. Societies
    Academic article
  • Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Riding shotgun – Front-seat research and the socio-material considerations of ethnography on the move. Qualitative Research
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Tematisk analyse: Bruk av observasjoner, dybdeintervjuer og fokusgrupper.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Den induktive tilnærmingen.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Martinussen, Willy. (2021) Sosiologiske anfektelser: ansats - anvendelse - ansvar. Fagbokforlaget
    Textbook
  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Bacheloroppgaven som en første smak av forskning.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Non-fiction monograph

2020

  • Hammer, Martine Elise Skoglund; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Bydelsfellesskapets langsomhet: Langvarig midlertidighet og samskaping som inkluderende boligpolitikk. Tidsskrift for boligforskning
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2020) Communal Forms: A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community. Routledge
    Academic monograph
  • Hjelseth, Arve; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Innspill og utspill. Samfunnsviteren som samfunnskritiker. Universitetsforlaget
    Popular science monograph
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skaar, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) The Constitutive Practices of Public Smartphone Use. Societies
    Academic article

2019

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Nødvendigheten av en universitetskamp.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Den akademiske dugnadens konstituerende fellesskap og trusselen fra et strategisk produksjonsregime.
    Academic chapter
  • Fjellså, Ingvild Firman; Stokken, Roar; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering og hverdagens motstand. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning
    Academic article
  • Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunnets realiteter og muligheter.
    Academic chapter
  • Semb, Randi; Tjora, Aksel; Borg, Marit. (2019) Communal invalidation of young adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. Disability & Society
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunn. Universitetsforlaget
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Byfellesskap som segmental-selektiv samhørighet.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Universitetskamp. Scandinavian Academic Press
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Qualitative Research as Stepwise-Deductive Induction. Routledge
    Academic monograph

2018

  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Situational Domestication and the Origin of the Cafe Worker Species. Sociology
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel; Broom, Alex; Scambler, Graham. (2018) The symbolic affordances of a video-mediated gaze in emergency psychiatry. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Grønning, Ingeborg Mikalsen; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Digital absolution: Confessional interaction in an online weight loss forum. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Det offentlige rommets flerdimensjonale fellesskap. Plan - tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, regional- og byutvikling
    Popular science article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Hva er fellesskap. Universitetsforlaget
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Viten skapt, Kvalitativ analyse og teoriutvikling. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Academic monograph

2017

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis, 3. utgave. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Bolle, Stein Roald; Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Usefullness of videoconferencing in psychiatric emergencies - a qualitative study. Health and Technology
    Academic article
  • Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Bye, Tor Anders; Hirrich, Anne; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Torp, Thomas Ueland; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Musikkfestivalens kollektive effervesens. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS)
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) A widened scope of the source of ADHD. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Editorial

2016

  • Underland, Gro; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) A collective clinical gaze: Negotiating decisions in a surgical ward. Communication & Medicine. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Healthcare, Ethics and Society
    Academic article
  • Isaksen, Joachim Vogt; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Pressens biologisering av ADHD. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift
    Academic article
  • Næss, Siri Christine; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Mødres møte med ADHD.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Passiare fellesskap. Plan - tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, regional- og byutvikling
    Professional article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Næss, Siri Christine; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD i samfunnsperspektiv.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn. Fagbokforlaget
    Anthology
  • Sommerbakk, Ragni; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Tjora, Aksel; Kaasa, Stein; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen. (2016) Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care – results from a qualitative interview study in Norway. BMC Palliative Care
    Academic article

2015

  • Iversen, Tobias Buschmann; Landmark, Andreas D.; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The Peace of Paper: Patient Lists as Work Tools. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The social rhythm of the rock music festival. Popular Music
    Academic literature review
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Medisin mellom mas, maskineri og marked. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Editorial
  • Andreassen, Hege Kristin; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article

2014

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Digital Patients: A Typology of Emerging Patient Roles. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Communal normalization in an online self-help group for adolescents with a mentally ill parent. Qualitative Health Research
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Video-confidence: a qualitative exploration of videoconferencing for psychiatric emergencies. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article

2013

  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2013) Interaction Pretext: Experiences of Community in the Urban Neighbourhood. Urban Studies
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2013) Communal Awareness in the Urban Cafeé.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Introduction.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Grønning, Ingeborg; Scambler, Graham; Tjora, Aksel. (2013) From fatness to badness: The modern morality of obesity. Health
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen; Melby, Line. (2013) Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalforskning.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalfellesskapsfornemmelser.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandling i hui og hast: Selvregulerende koordinering i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste.
    Academic chapter
  • Melby, Line; Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandlingens mange ansikter.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Cafè Society. Palgrave Macmillan
    Anthology

2012

  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) VIDEOCARE: Decentralised psychiatric emergency care through videoconferencing. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Mot en kvassere sosiologi?. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Sosiologer på den smale sti. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift
    Editorial
  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Communally-Based Evidence in the Emerging Practice of Aorta Implant Surgery.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Fjærli, Torbjørn; Grønning, Ingeborg. (2012) Sammen i byen. En sosiologisk analyse av urbane naboskap, nærmiljø og boligens betydning. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Academic monograph
  • Næss, Siri Christine K.; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Medikalisert lydighet? Mødres møte med ADHD.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Från nyfikenhet till systematisk kunskap: Kvalitativ forskning i praktiken. Studentlitteratur AB
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Tøndel, Gunhild. (2012) Framtidens pasient.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi som forskningsfelt.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Academic monograph

2011

  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Getting the aorta pants in place: A ‘community of guidance’ in the evolving practice of vascular implant surgery. Health
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Invisible Whispers: Accounts of SMS Communication in Shared Physical Space. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Observasjonsstudiets sødme og de potensielt forræderiske feltnotatene.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Den moderna patienten. Studentlitteratur AB
    Anthology

2010

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter: En introduksjon og leseanvisning.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Den tredimensjonale pasienten som velvillig teleradiologisk objekt.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Slaughter, Laura; Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Technology-enhanced health communities: Research on the use of social computing application by both the sick and the well.
    Academic chapter

2009

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) The Groove in the Box: A Technologically Mediated Inspiration in Electronic Dance Music. Popular Music
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2009) Square pegs in round holes: information systems, hospitals and the significance of contextual awareness. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Vedvik, Eivind; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2009) Beyond the EPR: Complementary roles of the hospital-wide Electronic health record and Clinical department systems. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Making sense of patient expertise. Social Theory & Health
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Calls for Care: Coordination, Competence, and Computers in Medical Emergency Call Centres. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
    Academic monograph

2008

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Lium, Jan-Tore; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2008) No paper, but the same routines: a qualitative exploration of experiences in two Norwegian hospitals deprived of the paper based medical record. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Katya Sander TIFO (Event): A sociological appreciation.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten i sosiologisk lys.
    Academic chapter

2006

  • Tjora, Aksel; Willis, Evan. (2006) På sosiologisk spor: En innføring i sosiologisk forståelse. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Non-fiction monograph
  • Thomsen, Judith; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Changeable Space as Temporary Home - A Qualitative Exploration of Life in an Experimental Student House. Nordisk arkitekturforskning
    Academic article
  • Håland, Erna; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Between asset and process: Developing competence by implementing a learning management system. Human Relations
    Academic article
  • Engesmo, Jostein; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Documenting for whom? A symbolic interactionist analysis of technologically induced changes of nursing handovers. New technology, work and employment
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Writing Small Discoveries: An Exploration of Fresh Observers' Observations. Qualitative Research
    Academic article

2005

  • Tjora, Aksel; Tran, Trung; Faxvaag, Arild. (2005) Privacy vs usability: A qualitative exploration of patients' experiences with secure Internet communication with their general practitioner. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Academic article

2004

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2004) Den digitale pasient. HMT - Helsetjenesten Medisinsk Teknikk : helse, medisin, teknikk
    Popular science article

2003

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2003) Teknologisk medikalisering? Om den medisinske sosiologiens interesse for medisinsk teknologi. Sosiologi i dag
    Academic article

2000

  • Tjora, Aksel. (2000) The Technological Mediation of the Nursing-Medical Boundary. Sociology of Health and Illness
    Academic article

1999

  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Legebemanning i 2010 - fire scenarier om legebemannningen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Er legemangelen bare et spørsmål om antall leger? En fenomenologisk tilnærming til legemangel i ett fylke. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Thomsen, Judith; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Changeable Space as Temporary Home - A Qualitative Exploration of Life in an Experimental Student House. Nordisk arkitekturforskning
    Academic article
  • Iversen, Tobias Buschmann; Landmark, Andreas D.; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The Peace of Paper: Patient Lists as Work Tools. International Journal of Medical Informatics
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Situational Domestication and the Origin of the Cafe Worker Species. Sociology
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) The social rhythm of the rock music festival. Popular Music
    Academic literature review
  • Lium, Jan-Tore; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2008) No paper, but the same routines: a qualitative exploration of experiences in two Norwegian hospitals deprived of the paper based medical record. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Legebemanning i 2010 - fire scenarier om legebemannningen. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2013) Interaction Pretext: Experiences of Community in the Urban Neighbourhood. Urban Studies
    Academic article
  • Håland, Erna; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Between asset and process: Developing competence by implementing a learning management system. Human Relations
    Academic article
  • Engesmo, Jostein; Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Documenting for whom? A symbolic interactionist analysis of technologically induced changes of nursing handovers. New technology, work and employment
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Kjekshus, Lars Erik. (1999) Er legemangelen bare et spørsmål om antall leger? En fenomenologisk tilnærming til legemangel i ett fylke. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Underland, Gro; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) A collective clinical gaze: Negotiating decisions in a surgical ward. Communication & Medicine. An Interdisciplinary Journal of Healthcare, Ethics and Society
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Medisin mellom mas, maskineri og marked. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Editorial
  • Hammer, Martine Elise Skoglund; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Bydelsfellesskapets langsomhet: Langvarig midlertidighet og samskaping som inkluderende boligpolitikk. Tidsskrift for boligforskning
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) The Groove in the Box: A Technologically Mediated Inspiration in Electronic Dance Music. Popular Music
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) VIDEOCARE: Decentralised psychiatric emergency care through videoconferencing. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel; Broom, Alex; Scambler, Graham. (2018) The symbolic affordances of a video-mediated gaze in emergency psychiatry. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Tran, Trung; Faxvaag, Arild. (2005) Privacy vs usability: A qualitative exploration of patients' experiences with secure Internet communication with their general practitioner. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR)
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Mot en kvassere sosiologi?. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Sosiologer på den smale sti. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift
    Editorial
  • Grønning, Ingeborg Mikalsen; Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Digital absolution: Confessional interaction in an online weight loss forum. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
    Academic article
  • Grønning, Ingeborg; Scambler, Graham; Tjora, Aksel. (2013) From fatness to badness: The modern morality of obesity. Health
    Academic article
  • Fjellså, Ingvild Firman; Stokken, Roar; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Arbeidsrettet rehabilitering og hverdagens motstand. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Hansen, Frank Hauboff; Skaar, Marianne. (2021) Shameful technological impertinence: consumer ambivalence among ipad early-buyers. Societies
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Digital Patients: A Typology of Emerging Patient Roles. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Bolle, Stein Roald; Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Usefullness of videoconferencing in psychiatric emergencies - a qualitative study. Health and Technology
    Academic article
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Skaar, Marianne; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) The Constitutive Practices of Public Smartphone Use. Societies
    Academic article
  • Isaksen, Joachim Vogt; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Pressens biologisering av ADHD. Sosiologisk Tidsskrift
    Academic article
  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Getting the aorta pants in place: A ‘community of guidance’ in the evolving practice of vascular implant surgery. Health
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Communal normalization in an online self-help group for adolescents with a mentally ill parent. Qualitative Health Research
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Passiare fellesskap. Plan - tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, regional- og byutvikling
    Professional article
  • Dahl, Johanne Yttri; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Riding shotgun – Front-seat research and the socio-material considerations of ethnography on the move. Qualitative Research
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Det offentlige rommets flerdimensjonale fellesskap. Plan - tidsskrift for samfunnsplanlegging, regional- og byutvikling
    Popular science article
  • Semb, Randi; Tjora, Aksel; Borg, Marit. (2019) Communal invalidation of young adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues. Disability & Society
    Academic article
  • Levang, Lisbeth Elvira; Bye, Tor Anders; Hirrich, Anne; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Torp, Thomas Ueland; Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Musikkfestivalens kollektive effervesens. Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS)
    Academic article
  • Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Bolle, Stein Roald; Stensland, Geir Øyvind; Tjora, Aksel. (2014) Video-confidence: a qualitative exploration of videoconferencing for psychiatric emergencies. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2003) Teknologisk medikalisering? Om den medisinske sosiologiens interesse for medisinsk teknologi. Sosiologi i dag
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2009) Square pegs in round holes: information systems, hospitals and the significance of contextual awareness. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Invisible Whispers: Accounts of SMS Communication in Shared Physical Space. Convergence. The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies
    Academic article
  • Andreassen, Hege Kristin; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjora, Aksel. (2015) Survival of the project: A case study of ICT innovation in health care. Social Science and Medicine
    Academic article
  • Vedvik, Eivind; Tjora, Aksel; Faxvaag, Arild. (2009) Beyond the EPR: Complementary roles of the hospital-wide Electronic health record and Clinical department systems. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) A widened scope of the source of ADHD. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
    Editorial
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2004) Den digitale pasient. HMT - Helsetjenesten Medisinsk Teknikk : helse, medisin, teknikk
    Popular science article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2000) The Technological Mediation of the Nursing-Medical Boundary. Sociology of Health and Illness
    Academic article
  • Sommerbakk, Ragni; Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg; Tjora, Aksel; Kaasa, Stein; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen. (2016) Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care – results from a qualitative interview study in Norway. BMC Palliative Care
    Academic article
  • Heldal, Frode; Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Making sense of patient expertise. Social Theory & Health
    Academic article
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2006) Writing Small Discoveries: An Exploration of Fresh Observers' Observations. Qualitative Research
    Academic article

Books

  • Tjora, Aksel; Willis, Evan. (2006) På sosiologisk spor: En innføring i sosiologisk forståelse. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Non-fiction monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2017) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis, 3. utgave. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festival! Mellom rølp, kultur og næring. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2020) Communal Forms: A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community. Routledge
    Academic monograph
  • Hjelseth, Arve; Tjora, Aksel. (2020) Innspill og utspill. Samfunnsviteren som samfunnskritiker. Universitetsforlaget
    Popular science monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen; Melby, Line. (2013) Samhandling for helse: Kunnskap, kommunikasjon og teknologi i helsetjenesten. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Fjærli, Torbjørn; Grønning, Ingeborg. (2012) Sammen i byen. En sosiologisk analyse av urbane naboskap, nærmiljø og boligens betydning. Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Från nyfikenhet till systematisk kunskap: Kvalitativ forskning i praktiken. Studentlitteratur AB
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD og det disiplinerte samfunn. Fagbokforlaget
    Anthology
  • Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunn. Universitetsforlaget
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel; Martinussen, Willy. (2021) Sosiologiske anfektelser: ansats - anvendelse - ansvar. Fagbokforlaget
    Textbook
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi: Analyser av helse, sykdom og behandling. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Kvalitative forskningsmetoder i praksis. Gyldendal Akademisk
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Den moderna patienten. Studentlitteratur AB
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Universitetskamp. Scandinavian Academic Press
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Hva er fellesskap. Universitetsforlaget
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Qualitative Research as Stepwise-Deductive Induction. Routledge
    Academic monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2018) Viten skapt, Kvalitativ analyse og teoriutvikling. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Academic monograph
  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) En smak av forskning. Bacheloroppgaven som prosjekt, prosess og produkt. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Non-fiction monograph
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Cafè Society. Palgrave Macmillan
    Anthology
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2009) Calls for Care: Coordination, Competence, and Computers in Medical Emergency Call Centres. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG
    Academic monograph

Part of book/report

  • Tjora, Aksel; Stokken, Roar; Folkestad, Bjarte. (2021) En avslutning med sus, trøkk og schwung.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Digitale pasienter: En introduksjon og leseanvisning.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2010) Den tredimensjonale pasienten som velvillig teleradiologisk objekt.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Katya Sander TIFO (Event): A sociological appreciation.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Nødvendigheten av en universitetskamp.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2013) Communal Awareness in the Urban Cafeé.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Den akademiske dugnadens konstituerende fellesskap og trusselen fra et strategisk produksjonsregime.
    Academic chapter
  • Brattheim, Berit Johanne; Faxvaag, Arild; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Communally-Based Evidence in the Emerging Practice of Aorta Implant Surgery.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Scambler, Graham. (2013) Introduction.
    Introduction in anthology
  • Næss, Siri Christine K.; Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Medikalisert lydighet? Mødres møte med ADHD.
    Academic chapter
  • Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Bysamfunnets realiteter og muligheter.
    Academic chapter
  • Næss, Siri Christine; Tjora, Aksel. (2016) Mødres møte med ADHD.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Næss, Siri Christine; Levang, Lisbeth Elvira. (2016) ADHD i samfunnsperspektiv.
    Academic chapter
  • Slaughter, Laura; Tjora, Aksel; Sandaunet, Anne Grete. (2010) Technology-enhanced health communities: Research on the use of social computing application by both the sick and the well.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Tematisk analyse: Bruk av observasjoner, dybdeintervjuer og fokusgrupper.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2019) Byfellesskap som segmental-selektiv samhørighet.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel; Tøndel, Gunhild. (2012) Framtidens pasient.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Den induktive tilnærmingen.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2011) Observasjonsstudiets sødme og de potensielt forræderiske feltnotatene.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2008) Den moderne pasienten i sosiologisk lys.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel. (2012) Helsesosiologi som forskningsfelt.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalforskning.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Festivalfellesskapsfornemmelser.
    Academic chapter
  • Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandling i hui og hast: Selvregulerende koordinering i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste.
    Academic chapter
  • Melby, Line; Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2013) Samhandlingens mange ansikter.
    Academic chapter
  • Stuvøy, Ingvill; Tøndel, Gunhild; Tjora, Aksel. (2021) Bacheloroppgaven som en første smak av forskning.
    Non-fiction chapter

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